Biomimetics of spider silk spinning process

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 87, Issue , 2006, Pages 127-136

  De Luca, G ^a   Rey, A D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Liquid crystalline spinning; Nematic point defects; Spider's silk

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC MEDIUM; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CRYSTALLINITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; SPIDER;

ARANEAE;

EID: 36148992217     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/DN060121     Document Type: Article

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